39 Waverly Avenue

39 Waverly Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 26 of 75 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (79/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 75 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 79/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 12 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 26 of 75 units are rent-stabilized; 123 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (10 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 12 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 291 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-01-29. Newest violation issued 2026-05-27.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 659 days from issue to close for the 13 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 4; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4M, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4M), issued 2026-05-27. HPD violation 18961718
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4M, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4M), issued 2022-04-05. HPD violation 15092680
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 6th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROXIATMATELY 15 SQUARE FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6V, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14008219 ISSUED 22-JAN-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 6V), issued 2021-04-26. HPD violation 14308249
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2N), issued 2021-01-29. HPD violation 14008170
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3I), issued 2021-01-29. HPD violation 14008172
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6V, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6V), issued 2021-01-29. HPD violation 14008210
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WALL CABINET DOOR AT SOUTH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5R, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt 5R), issued 2026-03-19. HPD violation 18714503
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 6th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPRX. 10 SQ. FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6V, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6V), issued 2021-03-18. HPD violation 14076625

311 housing complaints

19 in the last 12 months, 159 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (12), Door/Window (4), Elevator (1), Plumbing (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 18 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

26 of 75 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 26 in 2024, 123 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: Thor Chocolate Factory LLC. Head officer: JOSEPH J SITT. Managing agent: FirstService Residential. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3018740001, HPD building ID 824021. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Clinton-Washington Avs (G), 11 min walk
• Classon Av (G), 13 min walk
• Fulton St (G), 15 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.